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Electrify America unveils its first application of megawatt-level energy storage

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Electrify America recently unveiled its first application of a megawatt-level battery energy storage system (BESS) for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, building upon the company’s existing BESS installations at more than 150 stations across the US, including more than 100 installations in California.

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A Design Landmark Reimagined as a Retreat

Baua Electric

“As a joke we call them the mullet houses — business in the front, party in the back — because [we preserved the] 1860s fronts but we gave the backs all the benefits of contemporary design,” says Tourists co-founder Ben Svenson. The back decks of both homes offer scenic views of Mount Williams and Mount Prospect. From $95, lesportsac.com.

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GM reveals new Ultium batteries and flexible global platform for rapid growth of EV lineup

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Motors designed in-house will support front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, all-wheel drive and performance all-wheel drive applications. Ultium-powered EVs are designed for Level 2 and DC fast charging. This allows engineers to optimize battery energy storage and layout for each vehicle design.

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Velodyne Lidar introduces its smallest lidar sensor at CES: the $100 Velabit

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introduced Velabit, Velodyne’s smallest sensor, at CES 2020. The Velabit addresses the cost, safety and design challenges of autonomous solutions while delivering strong sensor performance. The Velabit will be available to customers mid-2020. Velodyne Lidar, Inc. Earlier post.).

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Lucid Motors says Lucid Air to be the fastest charging EV yet; 900V+ architecture, up to 20 miles/minute charging

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We designed every aspect of the Lucid Air and its platform in-house to be hyper-efficient, from the powertrain to the aerodynamics, and we’ve set several new benchmarks through these efforts including the longest range EV with an estimated EPA range of 517 miles. On-the-road charging.

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Yes, Automakers Stand To Benefit From Installing Public EV Charging Stations

EV Connect

That’s how Tesla charged to a massive head start — simply by putting as much effort and resources into building its charging network as it did into making its cars. The Coming Demand for Open, Accessible Charging At the end of 2020, there were roughly 1.4 million plug-in electric vehicles on U.S.

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How the FCC Settles Radio-Spectrum Turf Wars

Cars That Think

Lower frequencies travel farther and propagate better through buildings and terrain. Those ubiquitous sideways-facing dishes on towers and buildings are fixed?microwave The 6-GHz band, the lowest-frequency microwave band available today, is the only one capable of 100-kilometer hops, making it indispensable. Fixed Ideas.

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